Unite Health Share Ministries

Overview

Mission

UHSM (Unite Health Share Ministries0203) is a welcoming, family-centered healthsharing ministry, committed to bringing wellness within reach for our members by promoting healthy, fulfilling lives, consistent with the moral grounding of the Christian faith. Our programs promote holistic living, supporting our members as they reduce risk of disease through positive eating habits, regular exercise, acceptance of faith and mental health awareness. We are a proudly Christian family and a tight-knit community, united in our mission to assist one another with medical needs. Rooted in Christian values and principles, our members willingly participate in financial sharing to provide support during times of health-related challenges. This tradition unites individuals who share faith-driven values and priorities concerning their well-being and medical expenses. Within our community, members...

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, 0% for grants, and 47% for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 87
• Transparency & Controls: 60
• Accountability: 79
• Sustainability: 9
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.7% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 8 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $82.3M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $466K · 15 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $8.5M reported
• Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
• Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

• High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.